Lighter Side of Darkness

The Crackpot Index

13th Jul, 2009

A simple method for rating potentially revolutionary contributions to physics.



The Psychic Rabbit

1st Apr, 2007

The Psychic Rabbit can read your mind. Sure, it can.



The drop of water

1st Mar, 2005

Written in 1848, this well-known fairy-tale reminds us that Mother Nature is not only a wondrous place with whole worlds for us to explore, but also a fierce and bloody place, so unlike the benevolent, friendly and idyllic paradise we are being presented with in the world of New Age.



Homeopathic functional food

1st Nov, 2004

How eating cakes can make you lose weight.



Life after the paradigm shift in 2014

1st Aug, 2004

by Anders W. Bonde Yes, it’s true, folks. The scientists, the skeptics, the atheists, the rational – hell, even the Brights and James Randi, will soon be revealed to have got it all wrong! The Creator has decided to give the believers and the woo-woos their dues, so He has finally revealed himself by announcing [...]



Microcryptozoologist stalks quantum fleas

1st Jul, 2004

Some spend their lives searching for the Loch Ness monster¤ others, el Chupacabra. Dr. Daniel Markbotch, PhD., has more elusive prey in mind.



The Christmas Eve Virus

1st May, 2004

by John Reese In my line of work as a software developer, I’ve come to realize that people in general would be under a lot less stress if they didn’t insist on clinging to two erroneous beliefs: Some events have no logical explanation All events can be traced to some conscious purpose or intent The [...]



The Balloon Hoax

1st Aug, 2003

Edgar Allan Poe’s famous hoax about the Atlantic being crossed by balloon. First published in an 1844 April issue of the New York Sun.



If Jesus Christ held a press conference

1st Jul, 2003

Assume that Jesus Christ actually existed and that now he has come back as prophesized. What is one of the first things he will do? Hold a press conference, of course.



The Moon is made of cheese

1st Feb, 2003

The following transcript is from a debate between Rico Dodton, Ph.D., a leader in the rapidly developing field of “Celestial Foodstuffs,” and Dr. Marcia A. Noll, Ph.D. in Astronomy.